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Karl Storm JAMESON

JurisdictionAustralia — Queensland
BodyLegal Services Commission (Queensland) (LSC-QLD)
Professionsolicitor — Burns Jameson Lawyers
Date11/15/06
HearingLegal Practice Tribunal

Allegation / charges

Guilty of professional misconduct on 1 charge

Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision

SanctionStrike Off
Dishonesty foundYes

Solicitor Karl Storm Jameson, admitted 1992, fabricated a letter and relied on it in affidavits and a defence/counterclaim in Supreme Court civil proceedings while director of a defendant company. He pleaded guilty and was convicted of fabricating evidence in the District Court, sentenced to 12 months imprisonment suspended after three months. The Tribunal found the charge established, found dishonesty, and ordered his name removed from the Local Roll and that he pay the applicant's costs.

Duties found breached:

Aggravating factors:

  • Conduct struck at the heart of a reputable practitioner's commitment
  • Criminal conviction for fabricating evidence

Mitigating factors:

  • Pleaded guilty to the criminal charge
  • Did not oppose the strike-off order

Duties engaged

Documents

Source: https://www.lsc.qld.gov.au/queensland-discipline-register